Man arrested in March shooting at Athens Boonesboro strip club
Jun 04, 2026
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lexington police have arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting that occurred in late March at a nightclub on Athens Boonesboro Road.
Dairion Morgan, 33, was arrested on June 3 and charged with first-degree assault, two counts of first-degree wanton endangerment, felon in p
ossession of a handgun, and unrelated charges. Morgan is currently being held at the Fayette County Detention Center.
The shooting occurred at approximately 2:26 a.m. on March 29 at the Spearmint Rhino Gentlemen’s Club in the 5000 block of Athens Boonesboro Road. When officers arrived, they found a male victim with a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police are continuing their investigation into the incident. Anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact the Lexington Police Department at (859) 258-3600. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Bluegrass Crime Stoppers by calling (859) 253-2020, visiting bluegrasscrimestoppers.com, or through the P3 Tips app at p3tips.com.
This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from Lexington Police Department, enriched with 3 web searches. The original source is available at https://www.lexingtonky.gov/news/one-arrested-march-2026-shooting.
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